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MEZ: APPEAL update - (2#) -
Meredith Kercher Murder Case -

# Richard Owen in Rome reports that lawyers for the three principal suspects launched their appeals against continued detention at the Supreme Court today.

According to my understanding: The trio have been charged with preliminary charges; they can be held for up to a year before a formal Bill of Indictment is issued on the basis of which they would be prosecuted.

"Lawyers said a decision... on whether any of the suspects can be freed was expected later today or tomorrow."

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# Meanwhile, Frank, the local Blogger in Perugia, adds some color to the situation. Among other things, he tells us:

"Panorama reported last week that luminol testing had revealed seven new stains of 'presumed blood substance' inside the house. Four of them are from bare feet and were found both in Amanda's room and in the hallway between Amanda and Meredith's bedrooms." [emphasis mine]

Try wrapping your mind around that!
Who walks around in blood in their bare feet?

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+ I keep looking for the "helter-skelter" underlying all this - the unified field theory, if you will - the figure in the carpet - the rationale which would tie all this together.

What was this crime all about - sex, money or what?

Perhaps, this was the drug-addled way they chose to celebrate Halloween. And I still can't ignore the neck wound which is evocative of playing vampire.

I don't think the trio will be freed from detention. The crime scene looked like a maniac went wild there. I doubt whether any responsible public official would want to gamble on that happening again in Perugia.

There is, however, still room for reasonable doubt in my mind, insofar as whodunnit. The interloper Guede referred to could have been a drug dealer coming to visit one of the fellows downstairs and seeking payment for his services.

Well, stay tuned . . .

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